Photographs from the archives

[mentalp]

And Bauhaus, Sept'81

PentaxK1000
Scanned print - negs lost

 

[mentalp]

Human League, Edinburgh 1980

 

[Joe P]

Pete,

And Bauhaus, Sept'81

PentaxK1000
Scanned print - negs lost

Performing Bela Lugosi's Dead?

Joe

 

[dan m]

Great photos, Pete.

 

[mentalp]

Dad by pete*t, on Flickr

Dad as a young man
Hitch-hiking in France, don't know the date

Just found out it's from Summer 1949 -

 

[Cleansound]

This one has proved quite popular on flickr

Edinburgh 1987/8 with the Rollei

And not hard to see why.

Have you got any more of Siouxsie Sioux ?

 

[Anex]

The Bauhaus shot is brilliant Pete.

 

[mentalp]

There are a few more Banshees & Bauhaus shots in my live set http://www.flickr.com/photos/pete_tainsh/sets/72157622879853595/detail/
I was lucky with strobe on that Bauhaus one - unfortunately the negs from that period are gone.

 

[Mark LJ]

The Bauhaus shot is superb.

 

[mentalp]

Dad by pete*t, on Flickr

Today we say our final farewell to my Dad who died just before Christmas.
In the Royal Engineers from '43-'45, he then worked as a Civil Engineer in many countries including Iraq, Nigeria,Sudan, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia and Hong Kong - retiring at the age of 68 (having decided that building a road through the jungle in Borneo was perhaps a bit much at that age). We've receiveda fair number of letters which show how respected and appreciated he was by his peers and friends around the world.
there's a set of photographs from his life http://www.flickr.com/photos/pete_tainsh/sets/72157625680850681/show/

 

[Dowser]

My condolences.

The photos are a great memorial!

Richard

 

[Tigerjones]

Very touching, Pete. The last one at Scotch corner is great. Looks like he had a fantastic and very interesting life.

 

[Anex]

Sorry to hear that. A very nice tribute.

 

[Mullardman]

Same here. Condolences. I think the photos illustrate a good life, well lived.

Mull

 

[mentalp]

Thanks - the funeral went well enough, we had a slideshow of those pictures and some others at the gathering afterwards. We had people turn up who'd worked with Dad from his times in Pakistan , Malaysia and Hong Kong. Mum hadn't seen the Oram's since 1968 - and we had messages from others around the world.
here's another old one - Me and my sister in Khartoum, Apr '63 (one off Dad's old kodachromes)

Angela & me, Khartoum, Sudan April 1963 by pete*t, on Flickr

 

[Tony Lockhart]

My mum and dad, c1962, before I was even thought of.

Tony

 

[mentalp]

just for a laugh - my sister dug this up from somewhere

Simon and Me, 1978? by pete*t, on Flickr

 

[cliffpatte]

Ha! The white Jacket look from Gregory's girl?

 

[mentalp]

Simon is Simon Foxton - a very successful stylist, works with Nick Knight amongst others, http://www.ftape.com/media/?p=2761

 

[mentalp]

Roxy from 81/82 - still kicking about Edinburgh these days ( I seem to remember going to his 40th sometime in the early Eighties - unless it was a vicious rumour)


Roxy by pete*t, on Flickr